vintagestang Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 How do you black wash or paint grilles? I normally just paint them and wipe off the exess paint.
Guest Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 That's how I do it when I do paint them. If there is enough material to work with, I open them so they are see through.
Evil Appetite Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 i use a fine tipped rapido sketch pen, works great
vintagestang Posted January 4, 2012 Author Posted January 4, 2012 I don't have a sketch pen. That's how I do it when I do paint them. If there is enough material to work with, I open them so they are see through. How do you open them?
Guest Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 I don't have a sketch pen. How do you open them? Sand them from the rear until you reach the chrome in the recess,then take an xacto and clean them out. It takes some time,but well worth the effort.
B-onefan Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 How do you black wash or paint grilles? I normally just paint them and wipe off the exess paint. I take and dip my brush in fl black Testors and the dip 2-3 times in thinner and wash the grill area. if it's too heavy, just dip in the thinner again and wash again. Let it dry and lightly wipe the chrome raised area and you are done. The key is to not get too much paint to begin with. If it dries and is still not dark enough, do it again.
Harry P. Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 How do you black wash or paint grilles? I normally just paint them and wipe off the exess paint. That's one way to do it. You can also use black India ink.
W-409 Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 I've found The Detailer for best choice. It's made for black washes and weathering, black Detailer. I used it for my '67 Impala grille, for example. I have not tried it yet for panel lines though, but that's the next step.
Ramfins59 Posted January 5, 2012 Posted January 5, 2012 Sand them from the rear until you reach the chrome in the recess,then take an xacto and clean them out. It takes some time,but well worth the effort. I would use a Dremel and grind away the back of the grille until you reach the recesses and THEN clean them out with and X-Acto. You can then touch up any scuffs or cuts from the back side with chrome paint.
STL MODELER Posted January 5, 2012 Posted January 5, 2012 That's one way to do it. You can also use black India ink. Do you thin that ink or use straight from the bottle?
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